Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself Posted May 7, 2023 Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and f…
US to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware Posted May 6, 2023 The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents
Warren Buffett’s firm ups stakes in Japanese trading houses Posted May 5, 2023 Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 7.4% of each of those conglo…
Italy planning 5-figure fines for monument and art vandalism Posted May 4, 2023 Italy will push for a law imposing stiff, five-figure fines on vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites, to help pay for the repairs …
Comic Relief launches metaverse fundraiser to fight poverty Posted May 3, 2023 Can playing more Roblox make your kids more philanthropic? That’s what the nonprofit Comic Relief US hopes, announcing its new Kids Relief initiative to encour…
Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters Posted May 2, 2023 Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters from their streets. The 15,000 opinio…
University facing class action over COVID campus lockdown Posted May 1, 2023 A lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of coronavirus can proceed as a
Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers Posted April 30, 2023 For exactly 50 years, the farms and forests that ring Oregon’s metropolitan centers have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first s…
Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents Posted April 29, 2023 Children and teens in Utah would lose access to social media apps such as TikTok if they don’t have parental consent and face other restrictions under a first-in-the-nation law de…
Student aid startup founder arrested on fraud charges Posted April 28, 2023 The founder of Frank, a student loan assistance startup company that J.P. Morgan Chase acquired for $175 million two years ago, has been arrested on charges that she duped the fin…